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State education laws need change: Bengal has the most, Nagaland the least

Arunachal Pradesh has the most restrictive school education law with terms such as 'seize', 'punished', 'fine'.

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Jayana Bedi and Prashant Narang | IndiaSpend
On April 8, 2021, union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launched the 'Students' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement through Quality Education' (Sarthaq) plan as the first step toward materialising the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). Sarthaq "links recommendations of NEP with 297 Tasks along with responsible agencies, timelines and 304 outputs of these Tasks", said the Ministry of Education release.

Education in India is on the concurrent list, meaning it is governed by both state and central laws. Under Sarthaq, states and union territories, which have their own education laws, must establish their respective State School Standards Authority (SSSA) to regulate,